Mass Effect: Andromeda is launching on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC on March 21 in the US, and March 23 in Europe. It was originally pegged for a 2016 launch, but was pushed back in May last year.

In a blog post, Aaryn Flynn, general manager of BioWare, thanked fans for their patience, even their "lack of patience in some instances" during the delays. Flynn also revealed that some of the BioWare development team took home a special "holiday build" of Mass Effect: Andromeda during the Christmas period, a "longstanding studio tradition" that the studio has used to gather feedback on its games.

"Coming back from holiday, the feedback has been great," reads the blog post. "Getting the endorsement from members of our studio, many of whom played key roles on the original trilogy, was definitely a key factor in helping us lock in on the date."

Mass Effect: Andromeda, the successor to 2012's Mass Effect 3, takes place 600 years after the events of the first three Mass Effect games. It promises to feature an open-world environment, similar to the original Mass Effect, and is based on EA's Frostbite engine.New footage from the game will be shown during Nvidia's CES 2017 keynote later today.